Ball of twine, cord, and the like.



- O. BERRY.

BALL 0F TWINE, CORD, AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 26, 1909.

rHs NORRIS PETERS co., WASHINGTON, o. c

Patentgd July 5, 1910.

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CHARLES BERRY, OF BELFAST, IRELAND, ASSIGNOR TO LINEN THREAD COMPANY,

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A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

BALL OF TWINE, CORD, AND THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 5, 1910.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES BERRY, a subject of. the King of GreatBritain, residing at No. 10 Tokio Gardens, Belfast, Ireland, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Balls of Twine, Cord,and the Like.

The process or method of unwinding a ball of cord from either theoutside or the inside, as now practiced, is objectionable, as the cordfrequently becomes matted, knotted, or unwound in bulk, by reason of itspeculiar and special formation.

It is the object of my invention to overcome these objections, and tothis end, my invention comprehends the production of a ball of cord orthe like, adapted to be unwound from the center outward, having itsinner end projected through the center of the bulk of the cord betweenits convolutions and protruding therefrom, so that when the cord isbeing drawn therethrough, the friction and resistance afiorded by theadjacent convolutions will limit and tend to retard the movement orspeed of unwinding the same, and prevent the formation and passage ofknots or tangles.

In the accompanying sheet of drawing, I have illustrated in perspectiveFigure l a ball of twine embodying my invention; and in Fig. 2 amodification of my invention.

1 indicates the inner end of the cord which is passed through the bodyof the ball at 2 between its convolutions, as shown.

It will be apparent that the limited space between the closely woundconvolutions of the various layers, and the friction to which the cordis subjected as it is being drawn therethrough, will cause the interiorlayers and the convolutions thereof within the ball to retain theirwound position, and prevent the loosening and coming away of the cordprematurely. Consequently, the unwinding of the cord will beaccomplished gradually and evenly, thus obviating the liability or vpossibility of withdrawing a bunch of the cord at one time, and also theloosening and matting of the layers, as well as the knotting of thecord.

Instead of merely passing the end through the ball, and in directcontact with the layers of the cord itself, I may thread the end througha small tube, which tube is itself inserted between the convolutions asshown in Fig. 2.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new herein anddesire to protect by Letters Patent, is,

1. As a new article of manufacture, a ball of twine, cord, or the like,having its unwinding end passing through the body thereof, and betweenits convolutions.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a ball of twine, cord, or the like,having its inside end passed out through the body of the ball throughthe layers in frictional contact with its convolutions.

3. As a new article of manufacture, aball of twine, cord, or the like,having its inside end passed out through the body of the ball betweenthe convolutions thereof and at an angle to its axis.

4. As a new article of manufacture, a ball comprising graduatedsuperimposed layers of twine, cord, or the like, having its unwindingend between and in frictional contact with the convolutions of the ball.

5. As a new article of manufacture, a ball of twine, cord, or the like,having one end passed through the side of the ball, and at an angle toits axis.

6. As a new article of manufacture, a ball of twine, cord, or the like,having its inside end passed out through the side of the ball at a pointapproximately equidistant from the ends, between the convolutions of theball, and at an angle to the axis of the ball.

CHARLES BERRY.

Witnesses:

THOS. B. GRAY, J. KASS, Jr.

